Opportunity International was a large international organization, and we decided we wanted to be part of it as Canadians and followed the model they created. We've plugged in as partners who raise money in five countries and disburse it over 20-plus countries.
The model is refined as we offer more products. I think what's unique about the OI model is the international network, and that's what separates us from a number of others. We have organizations in different parts of the world where there's due diligence, where you have a local partner that has its own board that it's responsible to. You have senior management loan officers. There are several levels of accountability that we count on in the partnership. That's enhanced.
You saw the stat earlier about how small CIDA has been in terms of our overall budgeting activity. We made a very conscious effort when we started that we would not be CIDA-dominated. We wanted to build an organization that CIDA would be part of, we wanted to have the credibility of working with CIDA, but we didn't want to be a CIDA-dominated organization, which is why it's been a very small percentage. We continue with that strategy going forward.
Doris made reference to the other CIDAs around the world. I what's also happening as well is that these agencies are coming together to try to bring together the development agencies of three countries with the opportunity partners in those three countries and increase the bang for the buck.
The other thing that's happening, and this is an important element, is the multiplier effect. If we can have a dollar invested and turn that into three, four, or five by multiplying it through other government agencies or other private agencies, that just gives us a greater return here in Canada. I guess that's one of the changes.